Graphic Novels Added to

Our Fiction Collection!

For a blast of dynamic storytelling that may just knock your socks off, try the new Graphic Novel section. Comic books have been called the only purely American art form. Their blend of word and art are no longer just flimsy magazines from the corner drug store. They have also been collected into book form and have inspired a string of blockbuster movies, with no end in sight.

The library’s collection includes reprints from the earliest days of the modern era in the 1960s to today’s much talked-about series. In recent years, famous creators such as director Joss Whedon and novelist/essayist Ta-Nehisi Coates have lent their talents to writing comics. Major magazines now routinely review graphic novels.

If you’re familiar with comic book characters only from the movies, stop in and get a taste of the real thing. There is a limit of 3 books per person.

Book Club

The Book Discussion Groups are looking for new members!
Anyone interested in joining these fun and relaxed book groups can call or come in to the library to sign up.

Monday morning Book Club meets the 4^th Monday at 10:00am.

Thursday morning Book Club meets the 3^rd Thursday at 10:00am.

Geranium Sale

The pick up dates will be May 1 to May 31.

To redeem, take your receipt to:

Darling's Farms & Greenhouses

Adding a pine needle cluster, stone, or tree is a lasting and exceptional way to celebrate, honor, or remember someone who has touched your life!

Fiber and Clay Art by Eva Polizzi

A fiber and clay art exhibit entitled Painted in Smoke by artist Eva Polizzi will be on display this April.

Eva was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary before moving to the United States in 2001. She lived in NYC and State College before settling down in Clarks Summit. She is mostly self-taught in her fiber art and began creating when she was a little girl. Clay, however, entered her life just a few years ago.

Polizzi explains that she has always been a maker but had no formal training in art. She came to a crossroads in her life where she decided to pursue a degree in sculpture which turned into working on an MFA in clay with a focus on fibers. In addition to using fibers and clay, Eva incorporates cloth and embroidery in her work and states that in the past few years, working with needle and thread has become an essential part of her life. She stitches and weaves almost every day and credits Louise Bourgeois as one of her biggest inspirations. Polizzi states that when she feels broken and torn, stitching helps repair her.

For her exhibit, Polizzi was drawn to surface treatments that resemble old, torn, fraying and darned textile bits. Her work is informed by Japanese textile techniques like Sashiko embroidery and the notion of Boro, which can be defined as heavily patched domestic textiles.

BookBrowse

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Basic Computer and E-Reader Instruction
Wednesdays ~ 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Thursdays ~ 11:00am -12:00pm

and 1:30pm -2:30pm

The library is offering free one-on-one basic lessons on using e-readers, iPads, computers, and basic internet use! You can register for a lesson by calling or coming in to the library.